A Painting Blog

I have a confession to make– I accost musicians who like my work with pleas to let me photograph their instruments. I’m not proud. I prey upon the amateur and professional alike. At art fairs where there is music, I bring a white blanket just so I will have a soft protective surface to lay instruments on and against. Nothing beats sunshine for photographing brass and silver.

This painting comes from a series of photos I took at the Oregon State Fair’s Artisan Village. It’s the result of just plain begging a fellow vender to bring in her trombone, euphonium, and trumpets in for me to photograph. The clarinet I asked a girl friend’s daughter to lend me to use as a foil when photographing brass and sliver. I think they make a lovely pair.

This is my on-line studio. Here, I post my paintings (and some of my failures) as I paint them. Most of the paintings shown here are for sale through this blog.

All of the paintings on this blog are copyrighted by me. Should you wish to use one of my images on your blog or site, please contact me first. Provided you link to me and are not profiting from the image, I generally will grant permission.